The Good.

It was sure nice to see Dona, Symply, & Mary Z check in with us yesterday. We are like family here and when any member of the family disappears for a while we miss you. If you haven't posted for a long time please do so anytime, any day, and on any thread.

Today we are all about the Good. First up is the good woman:

http://www.oregonlive.com/health/index.ssf/2010/10/after_hair_stylist_becomes_sus.html

Next up are good teens at work:

http://www.oregonlive.com/tualatin/index.ssf/2010/10/tualatin_high_school_teens_grant_wishes_with_5k_race.html

Now on to good trends in the military:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101016/ts_alt_afp/usmilitarywomenuniform;_ylt=AmRTASrm1adcvwW.Q9vPo3Ss0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFpOXVpc2htBHBvcwMzOQRzZWMDYWNjb3JkaW9uX21vc3RfcG9wdWxhcgRzbGsDZmluYWxseXVzYXJt

Your comments are appreciated.

WHO AM I?

I was born in 1939 and died in 2008. I was an Australian ecofeminist intellectual and activist, who was prominent in the development of radical ecosophy. I was active in movements to preserve biodiversity, halt deforestation and helped to establish the trans-discipline known as ecological humanities. I married a philosopher and separated from him later. At the time of my death I was Australian Research Council Fellow at the Australian National University, and in the past had held positions at North Carolina State University, the University of Montana, and the University of Sydney. I was found dead a day after I died from what was originally thought to be from snakebite or spider bite but my death was from natural causes. In my writings I identified the human/nature dualism as part of a series of problematic, gendered dualisms, including "human/animal, mind/body... male/female, reason/emotion, and civilized/primitive." I argued for abandoning these dualisms, and correspondingly the traditional Western notion of a rational, unitary, Cartesian self, in favor of an ecological ethic based on empathy for others. From a near death experience that had me crawling two miles away from a crocodile I gained a perspective that humans are part of the food chain as well, and that our culture's human-centric view is disconnected from the reality that we too are food for animals. If you aren't sure who I am maybe you should be PREY TO A CROCODILE. Or maybe you should see the connection between FEMINISM AND THE MASTERY OF NATURE. That should help you answer the question, Who Am I?